Apparatus for making wire-glass.



J. J, QUERTINMONT. APPARATUSIDR MAKING WIRE GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1, l9

Patented Dec. 1

rquwssc vi m m UNITED sra ras PATENT E JULES J. QUERTINMONT, F POINT MARION, PENNSYLVANIA.

APPARATUS son MAKING WIRE-GLASS.

Application filed February 1, 1908. Serial No. 413,851.

vented certain new and useful Improve-- ments in Apparatus for Making lVire-Glass,

' of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the manufacture of glass, and has particularly to do with the production ofplates or sheetsof glass reinforced with an embedded metallic mesh, the

same being commonly known in the art as wire glass.

The novel features of the invention will be more fully, understood from the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Referring to said drawings, wherein like reference characters are used to designate the same parts, Figure l is a perspective view of a portion of my improved apparatus and illustrating a step in the novel process; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal vertical section of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1; Fig.

3 is a transverse vertical section of the same' apparatus; Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the apparatus with glass therein in process of manipulation.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is a long trough-like holder to receive the molten glass; this holder may if desired be arranged as a ladle and dipped into the supply reservoir, or it may be filled by a separate ladle. 2, 3 are pairs of vertical guides placed apart a short distance at the respective ends of the holder and having eyes atthe top thereof as shown.

4 is a rod or bar preferably circular and extending from end to end of the holder I. Said rod is guided for vertical movement in the holder between the guides 2, 3 and for this purpose slides 5, 5 the ends. of rod such engagement may be a 10 so one so that rod 4 may turn as a roller in sfiid slides.

tween guides 2 and 3 Specification of Letters Patent.

are engaged with The slides 5, 5 for at least a portion of their length fill the space beso as to be properly Patented Dec. 1, 1914 guided thereby, and they have upstanding portlons provided with eyes 6' as shown,sai

eyes being arranged to register with theeyes in guides 2, 3 when the rod 4 is in its lower-- most position. When in such position pins or bolts 7 may be entered through saidl regis tering eyes to securely hold the rod in its lowermost position.

I will now proceed todescribe my novel process so far as it has to do with the above described apparatus. The holder 1 having been filled with molten glass by dipping the same into a supply reservoir or otherwise, the rod 4 has an end 9 of the wire mesh wrapped underneath the sameand extend ing upward as shown in Fig. 1. .The rod with its slides 5, 5 is then forced down to the bottom of the holder and retained in such position by passing the pins 7 throughthe registering eyes as described. The glass having been allowed to cool until its fluidity has been diminished to the necessary extent, depending on the thickness of glass plate desired, the extending end 9 of the .wire' Y mesh is grasped by. suitable tongs 8 and drawn outward. It will be obvious that by reason of. its viscidity portions of the glass will adhere to the wire mesh upon each side.

be allowed to cool and be out up into the desired sizes.

Having now full described my avenues,

what I claimas new and desire to s'ecure'b Letters Patent is asfollowsz 1. An apparatus for making wire glass comprising an elongated holder, a removable at I roller for guiding a wire mesh in passage llln.

through said holder, and means to normally hold said roller guiding means adjacent the bottom of said holder.

2. An apparatus for making Wire glass comprising a holder, guides oppositely disposed'tlierein, slides for engagement with said guides, and a roller rod for guiding a -wire mesh near the bottom of the holder supported by said slides.

3. An apparatus for making wire glass comprising a holder, guides oppositely disposed therein, slides for engagement with said guides, a roller rod supported by said slides, and means for normally holding said rod adjacent the bottom of said holder.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JULES J. QUERTINMONT. 

